Brake force distributor valve

Claim 1

In assembling a brake force distributor valve including a housing and a prestressed spring having a predetermined force disposed within and coaxial of said housing acting between an abutment member fixed with respect to said housing and an axially movable valve body disposed within and coaxial of said housing, said predetermined force of said spring determining the point of response of said valve body, the method of connecting said housing to said abutment member comprising the steps of: forming a peripheral groove in one of said housing and said abutment member; placing a sealing ring of rubber-like material in said peripheral groove; assembling said housing and said abutment member in a telescoping manner with said spring disposed between said abutment member and said valve body, said one of said housing and said abutment member being disposed within the other of said housing and abutment member; applying a given axial force to said abutment member relative to said housing to provide said spring with said predetermined force; shearing the material of said other of said housing and abutment member completely through at selected spaced locations about the periphery thereof corresponding to said peripheral groove before said given axial force is released; and forcing said sheared material adjacent both sides of said peripheral groove equally into said peripheral groove against said sealing ring to provide a high pressure seal between said housing and said abutment just prior to release of said given axial force to connect said housing to said abutment member and to provide an exact location of said abutment member relative to said housing to maintain said predetermined force of said spring after said connection is made and said given axial force is released.